Autodesk 22505-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Electrical 2008 User Manual page 668

Insert
Inserts the connector symbol on the drawing. If a pin count was not defined,
an error message appears indicating that you must define a pin count before
proceeding. A preview outline of the connector displays for placement on the
drawing. It shows angled corners for the plug side of the connector. An 'x'
indicates the insertion point of the connector. An arrow indicates the plug
side wire connection direction for plug/receptacle or plug-only connector
inserts or shows the wire connection direction for a receptacle-only connector
insert
Prior to committing the connector outline to the drawing, you can press TAB
on your keyboard to flip the connector through 4 different orientations or
press the "V" key to switch between vertical and horizontal orientations.
Connector layout
Access:
Click the Insert Connector tool. In the Insert Connector dialog box, select Allow
Spacers/Breaks and click Insert. In the Custom Pin Spaces/Breaks dialog box,
click Break Symbol Now.
From the Components menu, select Insert Connector
the Insert Connector dialog box, select Allow Spacers/Breaks and click Insert.
In the Custom Pin Spaces/Breaks dialog box, click Break Symbol Now.
Selecting Break Symbol Now on the Custom Pin Spaces/Breaks dialog box
breaks the connector and displays this dialog box for defining how you want
the rest of the pins inserted on the drawing.
Pin Spacing
Specifies the distance between the pin wire connections. This value initially
defaults to the Rung Spacing defined Drawing Properties
Ladder Defaults - Spacing setting for the for the drawing file.
Fixed Spacing
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Creates the connector pin spacing as fixed. The spacing is driven
by the Pin Spacing value. If the Pin Spacing edit box is left blank,
the fixed spacing value is determined from the drawing's ladder
defaults spacing value.
Insert Connector. In
Drawing Format